20 Sep 1963
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1963
Page
1
Washington reports the United States on the verge of liberalizing farm trade with the Soviet bloc. A Soviet offer to buy U S wheat could lift export subsidies blocking such sales, boosting grain markets and easing surplus pressures while signaling policy shifts favored by officials and lawmakers.
In Montreal three refineries Canada and Dominion Atlantic and St. Lawrence announce a 15 cent rise in refined sugar price lifting the cost to 13.55 per 109 pound bag.
In Jakarta anti British violence flares as Sukarno orders a non nationalization takeover to safeguard production. Police beat two Indonesian workers aiding hoisting of a British flag as four British companies are placed under control by labor unions and authorities.
Washington reports a Canadian U S cabinet committee starts two day talks on trade frictions with focus on accelerating Canada’s manufacturing. Drury hints at boosting auto production in Canada while Gordon markets a wheat deal with Russia to ease the balance of payments and seeks tax exemptions from the U S.
Los Angeles AP reports actor Richard Boone suffered serious injuries after his Maserati struck a parked car. Police say Boone hit his head on the windshield and chest on the wheel. He walked home to Pacific Palisades before his wife called a doctor and he was taken to Santa Monica hospital.
Medicine Hat civic finance committee in a closed session decided to direct the city solicitor to investigate the advisability of appealing Tuesday's dismissal of a parking ticket prosecution. City clerk W A Keith announced the decision. The case involved George Greenstein who claimed he paid the fine but it was recorded as unpaid and was dismissed by Magistrate H W D Cox due to potential loss of the envelope during transfer.
Transport Minister George Mcllraith has sent the Medicine Hat jet training plan to the RCAF chief of staff. The proposal seeks to relocate jet training from Penhold to Ralston amid ongoing discussions between national defence and the transport department.
The Fischer quintuplets at St Lukes Hospital Aberdeen complete their first week. The four girls and a boy remain in incubators and are described as doing splendidly. They are fed about two teaspoons of artificial milk formula with sterile water every two hours.
Princess Anne, age 13, travels by overnight train from Scotland to Benenden School near London to begin formal education as the first British princess to attend a boarding school. Fees run about 485 pounds yearly. pocket money is limited to 2 pounds for a 12 week term.
President Kennedy warned the world may have a pause in the cold war and urged a joint U S Soviet space expedition and shared lunar research. He backed a limited nuclear test ban treaty and steps toward disarmament and UN reform while supporting standby UN peace forces and Congo gains.
United Nations reports Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko proposing an 18 nation Moscow summit in early next year to craft a general disarmament treaty and ease Cold War tensions. He backs limited missile stocks with the US during transition and warns West Germany could obstruct progress. Prime Minister Pearson offers to travel to Moscow if a disarmament summit is arranged.
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